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battle
Synonyms and Antonyms of battle
- Getting through medical school was an uphill battle, but she succeeded.
- a battle between rival male lions
pitched battle, rough-and-tumble
battle royal, brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction
blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest
confrontation, duel, face-off, joust
altercation, argument, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle
- soldiers who returned to battle
- The chess game was a real battle between two of the world's best players.
ball game, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
battle
Synonyms and Antonyms of battle
- boxers battling for the title
- We must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist.
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